{"id":2343,"date":"2015-12-01T01:44:13","date_gmt":"2015-12-01T01:44:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mybodycanhealitself.ca\/wordpress\/?p=2343"},"modified":"2015-12-01T01:56:40","modified_gmt":"2015-12-01T01:56:40","slug":"brain-chemistry-differences-and-family-dynamics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybodycanhealitself.ca\/wordpress\/brain-chemistry-differences-and-family-dynamics\/","title":{"rendered":"BRAIN CHEMISTRY DIFFERENCES AND FAMILY DYNAMICS"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In a past conversation\u00a0a woman commented on her grown up daughter’s ‘abnormal’ behaviour.\u00a0I knew her daughter and my comment to her\u00a0just slipped off of my tongue without thought;\u00a0 “My children’s brains all work differently”. Having experienced many brain chemistry and brain function challenges personally in the past, and as a mother of five; I had a front row seat to\u00a0a diverse range of mood and behaviour\u00a0changes\u00a0over many years.\u00a0I use the image above to help remind me and my clients that members of the same family can have profound differences in\u00a0brain function and chemistry, not necessarily mental illness,\u00a0that are sometimes interpreted as ‘ridiculous’ or ‘unacceptable’ behaviour. There are of course extremes in mood and behaviour changes that are considered mental illness and require the help of a qualified professional.<\/p>\n

If you or a friend or family member have every had any mental health or mood challenges you know that holiday seasons can magnify the differences in ability to understand, perceive, interact, decision make, function ‘normally’\u00a0and cope. Even without qualifying\u00a0with a mental health diagnosis, a person’s normal brain function\u00a0can be altered by a number of factors or triggers. Why is one family member so affected by changes that another is not?\u00a0 Family dynamics are the patterns of relating, or interactions, between family members.\u00a0 How do you work with the challenges that individual brain function and chemistry\u00a0differences bring\u00a0to family dynamics? Understanding the factors that affect brain function and chemistry can help.<\/span><\/p>\n

Every person’s way of feeling and thinking and responding is based on\u00a0a unique combination of physical, mental, emotional and spiritual factors. Day to day changes to your ‘normal’ life can translate into changes in brain function and chemistry.<\/p>\n

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The holidays are a perfect example of how seemingly inconsequential factors can trigger a change in brain function and chemistry and subsequent mood and ability to cope or carry on. Do you notice a change in your brain function, ability to cope and mood during the holidays? Does a tune like ‘I’ll be home for Christmas’\u00a0or a happy Christmas movie trigger sadness due to the absence or loss\u00a0of a loved one, possibly\u00a0during\u00a0the Christmas season?<\/p>\n

Change in time zones, sleep interruptions, insomnia, stressors, lack of exercise or down time, life imbalance, grief and trauma all have the capacity to alter normal brain function and brain chemistry.<\/p>\n

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Restoring ‘normal’ brain function and chemistry can be accomplished by correcting the factors responsible for the upheaval and compensating for the chaos by adding in correcting and restorative measures.\u00a0 Changing the valuation that your body and mind have given to past and present factors can change the way you respond physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. You can learn about these in my books THE WHOLE PERSON WELL-BEING EQUATION<\/a> and DEPRESSION: Gone<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Elisabeth Hines, C.N.C., C.B.P., Holistic Wellness Practitioner, www.mybodycanhealitself.ca<\/p>\n

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